Name: SEMO Livestock Sales livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold 9.00-14.00 higher with good quality in the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady; Demand good and supply moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.23/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −187.94 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$261.23

40 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$35.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.13

vs MO average

−38.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	280.03	1,504	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	244.21	1,360	21

One grade step is worth $35.82/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $483.11, low $377.91, median $449.16 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

261.23

—

MO average14 barns · 1,997 hd

287.35

−26.13

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−38.10

This barn, trailing median28 sales

449.16

−187.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,540	136.93	2,108	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	120.68	1,762	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	117.07	1,400	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	98.79	977	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,202	$1,905	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · SEMO Livestock Sales Cattle Auction - Jackson, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	373	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,259	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	242.82/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,265	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	255.11/cwt	246.00–265.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	247.68/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,419	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	252.73/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	310.96/cwt	302.50–320.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	274.66/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,456	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	239.59/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	311.89/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	270.49/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,252	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	281.65/cwt	271.00–292.50	1,205	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	247.13/cwt	244.00–250.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	257.36/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	235.54/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,215	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	235.24/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	244.38/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	234.77/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,451	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	272.20/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,192	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	273.98/cwt	267.00–279.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	235.63/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	109.87/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,290	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	491	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	106.83/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,099	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	97.96/cwt	90.00–112.00	985	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	122.61/cwt	115.00–131.50	1,788	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	109.10/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,604	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	120.24/cwt	114.50–131.00	1,450	25
Bulls	—	—	1,395	134.91/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,882	8
Bulls	—	—	2,118	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,202	1,905.27/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,905	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	930	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,225	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	223.59/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	260.21/cwt	253.00–272.50	830	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	279.33/cwt	277.00–281.00	1,198	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,259	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	250.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	256.48/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,100	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	247.12/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,421	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	236.17/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	246.66/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,172	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	275.47/cwt	260.00–280.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	216.67/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	302.14/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,420	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	3

How this sale compares

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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